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Flaming Brothers

1999 · 1 season

A long, brooding family saga where wealth and blood collide, unfolding slowly through simmering resentment and quiet heartbreak.

Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Michael Tao Tai-yu, Kristy Yang Gongru, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei
Overview
Lai Siu Tin is the spoilt son of a very rich woman who is not his real mother. Ming Chi Git is the son of Ming Sing, a poor, uneducated woman who came from China. Both of this men would never have known each other if not for the fact that they both share the same mother and father. Set in modern Hong Kong, it is a tale of rivalry, jealousy, bitter hatred of two brothers and their mother who is caught between her love for two sons.

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Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Michael Tao Tai-yu, Kristy Yang Gongru, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • betrayal
    • class
    • identity
    • grief
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Starring
    Michael Tao Tai-yu, Kristy Yang Gongru, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei, Patrick Tam Yiu-Man, Deanie Ip, Shek Sau, Nina Paw Hei-ching, Lawrence Lau Sek-yin
    Length
    1 seasons, 42 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    ATV
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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